Fourteenth Pension, although it suggests an additional benefit for seniors only, includes a wider group of people. According to information provided by Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) and Ministry of household and Social Policy (MRIPS), witnessing in 2025 will again go to millions of Polesof which persons under the age of 25 who receive household pensions. Payments are planned for September 2025and the final agenda will be announced in the second half of the year.
Who has the 14th pension in 2025?
Despite the common name, the 14th pension is not limited to seniors. The benefit shall be granted to:
- pensioners,
- renistom,
- persons receiving household pensions,
- Young beneficiaries up to 25 years old (e.g. children and adolescents receiving pensions from deceased parents).
According to ZUS data, the population of pensioners in Poland is around 9 million people, which is close 25% full population of the country. In this group is over 1.1 million survivors’ pensions, and any of them are young people, frequently overlooked in public debate on social benefits.
What's the 14th pension? Payment rules and limits
The 14th retirement in 2025 was linked to the lowest pension after March valorisationwhich is presently PLN 1 878.91 gross. That's the kind of amount that's going to go full to the eligible, if their monthly basic benefit does not exceed PLN 2 900 gross.
For those who gain more will be applied “Golden for gold” principle, which means that the value of the allowance is reduced by each overpassed gold above the threshold of PLN 2,900.
Examples:
- Pension with income PLN 3 000 gross will receive 14th pension little PLN 100.
- Person with income PLN 4 630.96 gross or more will not receive the benefit due to the fact that its value will fall below 50 PLN grosswhich is the minimum statutory pay limit.
This solution is progressive in nature and serves to support the most deprived pensioners and pensioners whose benefits fall within the lower brackets.
When will the 14th pension be paid?
The benefit will be paid automatically, without the request for additional applications. The institutions liable for granting it shall be:
- ZUS (Social Insurance Institution),
- KRUS (Agricultural Social Insurance Cash),
- other institutions liable for the payment of pensions (e.g. uniform).
Ministry of household and Social Policy announced that the authoritative payment agenda will be published in the second half of 2025. According to estimates, the funds will scope eligible September, which is consistent with past practice.
It is worth noting that persons whose benefits are suspended during the period of payment of ‘fourteen’They won't get an allowance. This applies, inter alia, to the situation of achieving gross limits not allowing the payment of the basic benefit.
Why is pension 14 of social significance?
First introduced in 2021, additional yearly benefit was of the nature of social support for pensioners in the face of rising costs of living. In the following years, statutory guarantee and from 2023 is paid annually. Fourteen present have an crucial redistributive and stabilization function:
- support the budgets of households with the lowest income,
- mitigates the effects of inflation, peculiarly for persons with reduced income,
- is an crucial tool for social and pension policy.
An additional aspect is the inclusion in the catalogue of beneficiaries of young people, which takes into account the situation of families affected by the host's death and supports financially children and young people up to the age of 25 learners or students.
14th retirement in 2025 It will go to a wide scope of Poles, not only seniors. Based on clear income thresholds and the "gold for gold" principle, it will guarantee full or partial financial support For millions of people. The amount of the benefit will be PLN 1,878.91 grossand payments are to be made in September 2025., as planned by MRiPS and ZUS.
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